The Deputy Governor of Ondo State and Chairman, Ondo State Football Agency Management Committee, Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa has congratulated Sunshine Stars’ goalkeeper, Mustapha Lawal on his League Bloggers Award (LBA) honour.
Lawal was named Player Of The Month (POTM) for January following his exploits in the month under review and the award was presented to him before the kick off of Sunday’s game with Kwara United in Ijebu Ode at the request of the LBA organisers.
Member of ODSFA management committee, Prince Babatunde Ogunja was on ground to carry out the honour on behalf of the Club’s boss, Aiyedatiwa.
Aiyedatiwa congratulated the young goalkeeper on the award and admonished him not rest on his oars during a chat with Sunshine Stars’ Media.
“I congratulate Mustapha on his award; he has done exceptional well to earn it and I urge him and the team not to get complacent, but put more effort.
“The honour was on merit; the organisers were objective and I want to thank the League Bloggers for this. It’s a honour to have the award bestowed on one of our players.” Aiyedatiwa stated.
Visibly happy Lawal was quick to expressed gratitude to God and his team while reacting to the honour.
“I feel very very excited and I want to thank Almighty Allah for winning the award, it’s not easy for a goalkeeper to win the Player Of The Month.
“I want to thank my teammates, coaching crew and fans for the support.” Lawal submitted.